Solar cooking usually takes longer than cooking on a conventional stove. Is there any way to speed it up?
From what I know of solar cookers, it seems that solar cookers that are low-cost and fairly easy to make tend to cook slowly. The solar cookers that are fast usually are more expensive, or at least more complicated to make. I believe that making solar cookers that people won’t use is not productive. I believe that most cooks will not use solar cookers often unless they experience real benefits from the solar cookers. I do not believe that solar cookers have to be perfect in every way–but they will not become popular if they are not better than the available alternatives. I think some discussion is needed with those complaining. For example, if the problem is that the cookers are slow, could the solution be that cooks start cooking the meals earlier? If that is not a good solution, why isn’t it? What benefits do the users get from solar cooking? Freedom from smoke? Freedom from having to spend hours collecting firewood–or from having to spend money buying charcoal or firewood? Freedom
